Here is a hack noted by Andrew Harris, and these are his photos.
This Chicago Coin Play Boy machine from 1947 has 2 teeth filed off on the credits wheel, thus ensuring it will never advance past 15 credits.
Monday, August 28, 2023
scan: schematics for 1977 Cross Fire - クロスファイア by タイトー (Taito)
This is another classic bronze-age schematic from John at Flippers.com.
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| 1977 Cross Fire - クロスファイア by タイトー (Taito) download the full schematics at the Internet Archive |
Files included:
- AAM50007A
- AAM60003 Power Supply PC Board
- BKN00001A
- BKN00002 Motor Cycle Sound PC Board Assy
- BKN00003 Effect Sound (siren) PC Board Assy
- BKN00004 Explosion Sound PC Board Assy
- BKN00005 sound mother PCB
- BKN00006 firing sound PC Board Assy
- BKR00001 K-55 Main PCB
- MSN00002 Tank Sound (A) PC Board Assy
- MSN00006 Jeep Sound PC Board Assy
- MSN00006 Jeep Sound PC Board Assy
- RDN00007 Transformer board
- TV Monitor
Download all of these PDFs at Internet Archive.
Examples:
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| BKN00004 Explosion Sound PC Board Assy (resized) |
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| BKR00001 K-55 Main PCB (resized) |
scan: schematics for 1977 Gunman - ガンマン by タイトー (Taito)
More wonderful bronze-age schematics from John of John's Jukes and Flippers.com fame.
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| 1977 Gunman - ガンマン by タイトー (Taito) download the full schematics at the Internet Archive |
Files included:
- AAM10006 Video Amp PC Board Assy
- AAM50007 counter drive PCB
- 60001 power supply PC Board
- BKN00005 sound mother PCB
- GNN00001 PC K-57
- GNN00002 effect sound step A
- GNN00003 effect sound step B
- GNN00004 effect sound (flash) PC board Assy
- GNN00005 effect sound (hit) PC board Assy
- GNN00006 effect sound (ricochet) PC board Assy
- GNR00001 main PCB
- GNR00002 K-57 No. B
- GNR00003 K-57 No. C
- manual (english) & wiring diagram
- SAN0006 effect sound (hunting gun) PC board Assy
Download all of these PDFs at Internet Archive.
Examples:
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| SAN0006 effect sound (hunting gun) PC board Assy (resized) |
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| GNR00001 main PCB (resized) |
Friday, August 25, 2023
scan: schematics for 1977 Fisco 400 - フィスコ400 by タイトー (Taito)
Another great schematic from John at Flippers.com, and this time he had 2 different copies of this schematic and BOTH versions are included. I don't know if there are any significant differences between the two copies, but we have included both.
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| 1977 Fisco 400 - フィスコ400 by タイトー (Taito) download the full schematics at the Internet Archive |
Files included: (2 sets included)
- FSN0000ZA
- FSN00001A Main PC Assy
- FSN00002 FSR00003
- FSN00003 PC Board Assy
- FSN00004 Mother PCB
- FSN00009
- PCB-AAM60001 Power Supply
- PCB-FSR00001
- PCB-STN00002B
- PC-FSR00002
- STR00001 Sound
Download all of these PDFs at Internet Archive.
Some examples:
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| FSN00002 FSR00003 |
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| PC-FSR00002 |
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
scan: schematics for 1976 Interceptor - インターセプター by タイトー (Taito)
Another bronze-age scan from John at Flippers.com, and this time it's the 1976 game Interceptor by Taito.
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| download the full schematics at the Internet Archive |
Files included:
- AA069521 Toei GMM-8 monitor
- CRN00001B main PC assy
- CRN00002B
- CRN00003A
- CRN00004
- CRN00005
- CRN00006
- CRR00002
- CRR00003 Main PCB
- CRR00004 Target PCB
- CRR00005 Target PCB
- DAN00010
- manual (english)
- SEN00006B
- T-51T (A)
Some examples:
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| CRN00003A (resized) |
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| CRR00003 Main PCB (resized) |
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
new book out: パチンコ四部作完結編 コリントゲーム史 (Pachinko tetralogy final edition: CORINTHIAN game history)
Kazuo Sugiyama, who runs the Birth of Pachinko Museum, has released a new book on the Corinthian game in Japan!
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| パチンコ四部作完結編 コリントゲーム史 (Pachinko tetralogy final edition Corinthian game history) |
A bunch of my research is referenced throughout the book!
He also released 2 ebooks in 2014, but I do not think there is anything in these ebooks that are not more robustly covered in his 4 published books.
- 2014: 戦前からあった台湾のパチンコ (Taiwanese pachinko that existed before the war) [ebook]
- 2014: コリントゲームと人生劇場 コリントゲームシリーズ (Corinthian Games and Theater of Life Corinthian Games Series) [ebook]
Photos from the book:
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| a little bit of Nic Costa! |
scan: schematics for 1977 Super High-Way - スーパー・ハイウィー by タイトー (Taito)
John from Flippers.com has provided another incredible set of scans for a bronze-era classic. This time it's Super High-Way by Taito from 1977.
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| download the full schematics at Archive.org |
Files included:
- AAM50007 counter drive pcb
- AAM60004 Power Supply PC Board Ass
- AAR00137-CPUPC
- c-222 TV Monitor
- SW00002 - CPU
- SWN00001 game PCB
- SWR00001
- TAN00003 Transformer Board
Examples:
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| SWN00001 board (this image is shrunk) |
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| AAR00137-CPUPC |
Saturday, August 12, 2023
Louis Koziarz pinball files: Roger Sharpe's 1996 Licensed Properties Update Report
Louis Koziarz has been sharing a lot of pinball industry history on Mastodon.
Roger Sharpe - the man, the myth, the legend. His job at WMS was to scour the entertainment business and sniff out potential licenses and report back to engineering when he found something interesting. He would put out reports every so often like this one to describe upcoming titles, sometimes with a critic's eye to what might be usable. It's fascinating to read in hindsight.
Louis' original github link (archive)
Full text archived under the cut:
Monday, August 7, 2023
scan: schematics for 1975 Western Gun - ウエスタンガン by タイトー (Taito)
John over at Flippers.com has graced us with another batch of extremely rare scans. He has provided ample documentation to the classic arcade videogame Western Gun by Taito in 1975.
Files included:
- Power Regulator schematics
- Power Supply schematics
- TV Monitor schematics (T-51T-A)
- Manual + parts list
- Manual's wiring diagram foldout
- Main board layout
- Sound board (PC Assy) schematics
- Sound PCB schematics
- Main PCB schematics
- Score storage and display schematics
- Bullet direction and video composite schematics
Download all of these PDFs at Internet Archive.
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| example of the main PCB |
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| bullet direction schematics |
Western Gun gameplay here beginning at 5:10
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